Chapter 4: Meet Melanie Denver (and a few others at Harmony High)
"So, he has a girlfriend?" asked Whitney for the hundredth time.
"Yup."
"Well, are you going to let that stop you?" asked Mariana, Teresa's friend.
"What do you mean?" asked Teresa.
"Well, if you really like him, which we know you do, then go after him and get him."
"It's not possible." Teresa replied as she sat down at her in her Chemistry class next to her two best friends.
"Yes it is." Replied Mariana.
"Mariana, back off, he's not available." Said Whitney.
"Look, Whitney. Just because tennis takes so much of your time so you cant have a boyfriend, don't tell people who could get one what to do."
"Ugh. Whatever."
(Fox walks into class with Melanie at his side and walks directly in front of Mariana.)
"Um, Mari, this is my seat."
"Why do you want to sit next to Teresa after you broke her heart."
"Mari, she's still my best friend and I want to sit next to her...now move."
"Fine, I'll just go sit by Ryan."
(Fox sits in his normal seat next to Teresa and behind him sits Whitney. Behind Teresa is Melanie Denver. Ryan is Noah's best friend and is a hott jock type.)
Fox was sitting in his seat writing a note. Whitney saw this and poked him in the back with her pencil. Fox turned around and said, "What?"
"Is that a love note to Melanie?"
"Actually, no. It's to Teresa."
When the bell rang, Melanie rushed to Fox's side, knocking Teresa down. Melanie looked at Teresa and said, "Woops! My mistake..."
"That's okay." Replied Teresa.
"What are you talking about? I wasn't talking about knocking you over as my mistake, I scuffed my shoe doing it. That was my mistake."
Melanie linked arms with Fox, who obviously didn't hear what Melanie said to Teresa and they left.
(Later in the hallway).
Teresa slammed her locker shut and locked her lock. When she turned around, there was Melanie again with her "friends", Vanessa and Kristen. Melanie spoke to Teresa, "If you know what's good for you, you would stay away from my boyfriend."
"I've known Fox for years, we're really good friends and nothing is going to change that Melanie."
"I will change that. Mark my words Teresa, Fox won't even remember you when I'm done with you. Oh and between us, I'll make you disappear if that's what it takes to be Mrs. Fox Crane, and trust me...I will be."
Melanie bumped Teresa's shoulder as she walked passed her to go meet Fox.
Teresa watched Melanie walk out of the hallway. She smiled as she re- read the note that Fox slipped in her locker, "We'll see about that Mel, we'll see."
(Back at home...Teresa is on the phone with Mariana)
"Anyway, Mari, he left the note in my locker."
"What did it say?"
"I can't tell you."
"Why not?"
"Because, I don't want to jinx it."
"Fine. Fine. Are you going to tell me if it goes well though?"
"Maybe."
"Okay."
"I got to go though."
"Okay. I'll talk to you soon."
"You bet. Bye!"
"Bye!"
Teresa opened the note again and read it aloud:
Meet me in our special spot. I have to talk with you.
Fox.
"Well, ready or not here I come..."
(15 minutes later, under the wharf)
"Well, I'm here Fox. What's up?"
"I have a question for you."
"I'm listening."
"Come here. Sit next to me. I promise I won't bite."
"The last time you said that to me you did bite me."
Fox laughed, "Seriously, come here."
She went to sit next to him on the sand. They faced each other while sitting in Indian style. Her hands were in her lap and Fox moved the hair from her face to behind her ear. He put his face really close to hers and said, "Okay. Promise you think I'm stupid if I ask you this?"
"I promise."
He moved his face a little closer to hers and whispered, "I think you're beautiful."
She laughed, "That's not a question, Fox, but thank you."
"No, shhh, stop laughing. Come closer." He replied while bringing her face close to his again. "Resa, this is my question for you... can I kiss you again?"
"What?"
"Can I kiss you again?"
"Why?"
"Because I want to know if I really made a mistake for not dumping Melanie after we kissed. I felt something when we kissed and I want to know if it is still for me."
"Um, okay."
They slowed moved closer to each other and kissed each other's lips. Not for one second, not for two either, but just long enough for Fox to realize how much he liked Teresa...and guess what...he liked her a lot.
"So, he has a girlfriend?" asked Whitney for the hundredth time.
"Yup."
"Well, are you going to let that stop you?" asked Mariana, Teresa's friend.
"What do you mean?" asked Teresa.
"Well, if you really like him, which we know you do, then go after him and get him."
"It's not possible." Teresa replied as she sat down at her in her Chemistry class next to her two best friends.
"Yes it is." Replied Mariana.
"Mariana, back off, he's not available." Said Whitney.
"Look, Whitney. Just because tennis takes so much of your time so you cant have a boyfriend, don't tell people who could get one what to do."
"Ugh. Whatever."
(Fox walks into class with Melanie at his side and walks directly in front of Mariana.)
"Um, Mari, this is my seat."
"Why do you want to sit next to Teresa after you broke her heart."
"Mari, she's still my best friend and I want to sit next to her...now move."
"Fine, I'll just go sit by Ryan."
(Fox sits in his normal seat next to Teresa and behind him sits Whitney. Behind Teresa is Melanie Denver. Ryan is Noah's best friend and is a hott jock type.)
Fox was sitting in his seat writing a note. Whitney saw this and poked him in the back with her pencil. Fox turned around and said, "What?"
"Is that a love note to Melanie?"
"Actually, no. It's to Teresa."
When the bell rang, Melanie rushed to Fox's side, knocking Teresa down. Melanie looked at Teresa and said, "Woops! My mistake..."
"That's okay." Replied Teresa.
"What are you talking about? I wasn't talking about knocking you over as my mistake, I scuffed my shoe doing it. That was my mistake."
Melanie linked arms with Fox, who obviously didn't hear what Melanie said to Teresa and they left.
(Later in the hallway).
Teresa slammed her locker shut and locked her lock. When she turned around, there was Melanie again with her "friends", Vanessa and Kristen. Melanie spoke to Teresa, "If you know what's good for you, you would stay away from my boyfriend."
"I've known Fox for years, we're really good friends and nothing is going to change that Melanie."
"I will change that. Mark my words Teresa, Fox won't even remember you when I'm done with you. Oh and between us, I'll make you disappear if that's what it takes to be Mrs. Fox Crane, and trust me...I will be."
Melanie bumped Teresa's shoulder as she walked passed her to go meet Fox.
Teresa watched Melanie walk out of the hallway. She smiled as she re- read the note that Fox slipped in her locker, "We'll see about that Mel, we'll see."
(Back at home...Teresa is on the phone with Mariana)
"Anyway, Mari, he left the note in my locker."
"What did it say?"
"I can't tell you."
"Why not?"
"Because, I don't want to jinx it."
"Fine. Fine. Are you going to tell me if it goes well though?"
"Maybe."
"Okay."
"I got to go though."
"Okay. I'll talk to you soon."
"You bet. Bye!"
"Bye!"
Teresa opened the note again and read it aloud:
Meet me in our special spot. I have to talk with you.
Fox.
"Well, ready or not here I come..."
(15 minutes later, under the wharf)
"Well, I'm here Fox. What's up?"
"I have a question for you."
"I'm listening."
"Come here. Sit next to me. I promise I won't bite."
"The last time you said that to me you did bite me."
Fox laughed, "Seriously, come here."
She went to sit next to him on the sand. They faced each other while sitting in Indian style. Her hands were in her lap and Fox moved the hair from her face to behind her ear. He put his face really close to hers and said, "Okay. Promise you think I'm stupid if I ask you this?"
"I promise."
He moved his face a little closer to hers and whispered, "I think you're beautiful."
She laughed, "That's not a question, Fox, but thank you."
"No, shhh, stop laughing. Come closer." He replied while bringing her face close to his again. "Resa, this is my question for you... can I kiss you again?"
"What?"
"Can I kiss you again?"
"Why?"
"Because I want to know if I really made a mistake for not dumping Melanie after we kissed. I felt something when we kissed and I want to know if it is still for me."
"Um, okay."
They slowed moved closer to each other and kissed each other's lips. Not for one second, not for two either, but just long enough for Fox to realize how much he liked Teresa...and guess what...he liked her a lot.